NES at Podium Witteman

12 October 2018

Frontlady of the band NES, Nesrine Belmokh, is playing this sunday at the Dutch television program Podium Witteman! The French-Algerian cellist and singer gives a taster of her concert during CELLOFEST on 20 October. There are still some tickets left!

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